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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 746 · 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 planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  9. 9.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.🌓 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
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun

Answer key

  1. a planet
  2. an astronaut
  3. 3
  4. 365
  5. 8
  6. False
  7. is the hottest planet
  8. Neptune
  9. a moon
  10. a telescope
  11. True
  12. 5
  13. Earth spins on its axis
  14. is the smallest planet
  15. 6
  16. 1
  17. Venus
  18. False
  19. a planet
  20. 2
  21. Phobos
  22. Uranus
  23. it reflects sunlight
  24. a star
  25. Saturn
  26. False
  27. False
  28. is the largest planet
  29. a star
  30. spins tipped on its side
  31. Mars
  32. True
  33. Ganymede
  34. Mercury
  35. is called the red planet
  36. 1
  37. 8
  38. True
  39. False
  40. the Sun

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