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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 678 · 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.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  16. 16.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  26. 26.🌕 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
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  36. 36.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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