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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 265 · 40 questions
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Remember (My Very Easy Method): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (“My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming”). Mercury – closest and smallest, Venus – hottest, Mars – the red planet, Jupiter – largest, Saturn – famous rings, Neptune – farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon, Titan and Ganymede are moons; Earth has 1 moon.

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  1. 1.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  18. 18.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 8
  3. 4
  4. 1
  5. it reflects sunlight
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. a moon
  9. True
  10. False
  11. is the largest planet
  12. Earth spins on its axis
  13. 5
  14. has oceans of water
  15. Mars
  16. is called the red planet
  17. a telescope
  18. its orbit
  19. is famous for its rings
  20. 7
  21. a star
  22. Mercury
  23. a planet
  24. the Sun
  25. spins tipped on its side
  26. is farthest from the Sun
  27. is the smallest planet
  28. a star
  29. Phobos
  30. the Pole Star
  31. an astronaut
  32. Ganymede
  33. the Sun
  34. Sirius
  35. Earth
  36. a moon
  37. Earth
  38. 8
  39. False
  40. a star

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