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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 524 · 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 planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  5. 5.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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