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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 769 · 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 the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  4. 4.🌕 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
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to 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.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Earth
  33. 33.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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