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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 420 · 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 true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  5. 5.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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