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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 283 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  2. 2.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  39. 39.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet

Answer key

  1. the Pole Star
  2. False
  3. 8
  4. a planet
  5. Venus
  6. Mercury
  7. 365
  8. Earth
  9. a star
  10. is the hottest planet
  11. 6
  12. 4
  13. a star
  14. 7
  15. 1
  16. Neptune
  17. Earth
  18. is the largest planet
  19. a moon
  20. a telescope
  21. an astronaut
  22. is farthest from the Sun
  23. it reflects sunlight
  24. 8
  25. 1
  26. True
  27. Mercury
  28. 3
  29. True
  30. spins tipped on its side
  31. Phobos
  32. False
  33. True
  34. is the smallest planet
  35. True
  36. a planet
  37. a planet
  38. Earth spins on its axis
  39. the Sun
  40. is called the red planet

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