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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 777 · 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 Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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