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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 47 · 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 Sun (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  20. 20.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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