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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 293 · 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.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  19. 19.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  34. 34.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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