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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 793 · 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.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  19. 19.🌓 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
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  37. 37.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

  1. Jupiter
  2. a moon
  3. the Sun
  4. 3
  5. Uranus
  6. True
  7. Sirius
  8. Earth
  9. has oceans of water
  10. Mercury
  11. is famous for its rings
  12. a star
  13. is the largest planet
  14. is the planet we live on
  15. False
  16. is farthest from the Sun
  17. Titan
  18. Mars
  19. Earth spins on its axis
  20. is the smallest planet
  21. True
  22. 24
  23. 4
  24. False
  25. 8
  26. True
  27. Earth
  28. a star
  29. 1
  30. its orbit
  31. a moon
  32. a planet
  33. False
  34. Phobos
  35. a telescope
  36. the Moon
  37. 1
  38. the Pole Star
  39. a planet
  40. is closest to the Sun

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