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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 795 · 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 star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  16. 16.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  22. 22.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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