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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 518 · 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) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  9. 9.🌕 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
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  19. 19.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  21. 21.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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