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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 564 · 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.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Titan
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.🌕 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
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Saturn

Answer key

  1. a planet
  2. Saturn
  3. the Sun
  4. True
  5. False
  6. spins tipped on its side
  7. Titan
  8. an astronaut
  9. True
  10. is famous for its rings
  11. 7
  12. is the hottest planet
  13. it reflects sunlight
  14. Mars
  15. a telescope
  16. Uranus
  17. False
  18. Neptune
  19. the Sun
  20. Jupiter
  21. Saturn
  22. a moon
  23. 8
  24. Sirius
  25. 24
  26. 2
  27. 4
  28. has oceans of water
  29. Mercury
  30. its orbit
  31. is farthest from the Sun
  32. 6
  33. 365
  34. the Moon
  35. 1
  36. a moon
  37. True
  38. Mercury
  39. a star
  40. Ganymede

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