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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 555 · 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 has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  20. 20.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  28. 28.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  37. 37.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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