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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 841 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.🌕 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
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  18. 18.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Venus
  22. 22.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its tail
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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