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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 561 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  27. 27.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 the planet we live on
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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