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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 436 · 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 Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  10. 10.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  36. 36.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

  1. is the planet we live on
  2. 1
  3. False
  4. is the largest planet
  5. an astronaut
  6. True
  7. 2
  8. a planet
  9. a telescope
  10. a planet
  11. Mercury
  12. Ganymede
  13. Sirius
  14. its orbit
  15. the Sun
  16. 1
  17. False
  18. Uranus
  19. 8
  20. Saturn
  21. is the hottest planet
  22. 8
  23. 365
  24. a planet
  25. is the smallest planet
  26. True
  27. Venus
  28. Earth
  29. Jupiter
  30. 6
  31. Earth
  32. is farthest from the Sun
  33. it reflects sunlight
  34. the Sun
  35. has oceans of water
  36. a moon
  37. 3
  38. Mercury
  39. Neptune
  40. 7

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