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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 417 · 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 moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Venus
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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