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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 330 · 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 star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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