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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 755 · 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 Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  19. 19.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  39. 39.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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