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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 544 · 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 the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  13. 13.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Mars
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  38. 38.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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