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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 339 · 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 telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

Answer key

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

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