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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 730 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.🌓 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
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. is called the red planet
  3. has oceans of water
  4. 5
  5. Neptune
  6. Mercury
  7. False
  8. 3
  9. Venus
  10. True
  11. the Sun
  12. a telescope
  13. Jupiter
  14. is closest to the Sun
  15. is the largest planet
  16. Earth spins on its axis
  17. is famous for its rings
  18. False
  19. 6
  20. False
  21. is farthest from the Sun
  22. a moon
  23. a star
  24. 365
  25. the Sun
  26. 8
  27. Ganymede
  28. 8
  29. True
  30. Venus
  31. is the smallest planet
  32. its orbit
  33. False
  34. it reflects sunlight
  35. a moon
  36. Earth
  37. True
  38. 2
  39. Sirius
  40. an astronaut

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