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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 603 · 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 Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  22. 22.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Mars
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  30. 30.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?

Answer key

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

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