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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 437 · 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 star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its tail
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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