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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 835 · 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 planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  14. 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Earth
  17. 17.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Titan
  22. 22.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  34. 34.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  37. 37.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Titan
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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