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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 582 · 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 Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  8. 8.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Titan
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Venus
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun

Answer key

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

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