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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 762 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  3. 3.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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