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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 814 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  13. 13.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  20. 20.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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