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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 361 · 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.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  7. 7.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  21. 21.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a planet
  2. the Sun
  3. Jupiter
  4. Sirius
  5. 8
  6. Earth
  7. a moon
  8. a telescope
  9. 24
  10. 365
  11. Mercury
  12. is called the red planet
  13. the Moon
  14. is farthest from the Sun
  15. a moon
  16. a planet
  17. it reflects sunlight
  18. True
  19. an astronaut
  20. Earth
  21. True
  22. True
  23. Uranus
  24. a star
  25. has oceans of water
  26. 1
  27. a planet
  28. 8
  29. the Sun
  30. True
  31. 2
  32. 4
  33. spins tipped on its side
  34. Neptune
  35. True
  36. Earth spins on its axis
  37. is famous for its rings
  38. 1
  39. Jupiter
  40. True

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