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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 717 · 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 moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌕 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
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus

Answer key

  1. a planet
  2. a telescope
  3. Saturn
  4. 1
  5. 8
  6. 6
  7. a star
  8. 2
  9. a moon
  10. a star
  11. the Sun
  12. Earth
  13. 4
  14. a planet
  15. its orbit
  16. a moon
  17. is farthest from the Sun
  18. is the hottest planet
  19. Venus
  20. Neptune
  21. 24
  22. Mercury
  23. 7
  24. False
  25. False
  26. it reflects sunlight
  27. True
  28. an astronaut
  29. is closest to the Sun
  30. a planet
  31. False
  32. a planet
  33. a moon
  34. 1
  35. Venus
  36. the Sun
  37. Phobos
  38. is the largest planet
  39. a moon
  40. Mercury

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