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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 387 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  10. 10.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  26. 26.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit

Answer key

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

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