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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 700 · 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 Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  8. 8.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  19. 19.🌓 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
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  27. 27.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  29. 29.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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