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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 597 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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