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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 307 · 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 moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  9. 9.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  15. 15.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

Answer key

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

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