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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 592 · 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.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  5. 5.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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