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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 67 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  4. 4.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  20. 20.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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