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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 328 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  2. 2.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  8. 8.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  32. 32.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  33. 33.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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