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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 297 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Titan
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from 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.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  32. 32.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.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 the planet we live on
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Earth
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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