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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 292 · 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.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Titan
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  17. 17.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  28. 28.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  32. 32.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Titan

Answer key

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

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