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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 404 · 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 planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  5. 5.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  8. 8.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit

Answer key

  1. Uranus
  2. 2
  3. 1
  4. it reflects sunlight
  5. False
  6. the Moon
  7. Saturn
  8. a moon
  9. a planet
  10. 8
  11. True
  12. Mercury
  13. False
  14. the Sun
  15. is famous for its rings
  16. is the planet we live on
  17. 7
  18. Mercury
  19. is called the red planet
  20. 365
  21. a planet
  22. the Pole Star
  23. True
  24. 8
  25. Venus
  26. a star
  27. a moon
  28. is farthest from the Sun
  29. Earth
  30. a star
  31. 3
  32. is the largest planet
  33. the Sun
  34. Sirius
  35. a telescope
  36. False
  37. Earth
  38. a planet
  39. an astronaut
  40. its orbit

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