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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 584 · 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 Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  18. 18.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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