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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 599 · 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 Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

Answer key

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

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