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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 844 · 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 famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🌕 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
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

  1. Saturn
  2. Mercury
  3. the Sun
  4. 5
  5. a planet
  6. is the largest planet
  7. 8
  8. a moon
  9. True
  10. 4
  11. Earth
  12. a telescope
  13. Sirius
  14. Earth spins on its axis
  15. 8
  16. a moon
  17. 1
  18. its orbit
  19. 3
  20. is farthest from the Sun
  21. is called the red planet
  22. a planet
  23. Neptune
  24. Earth
  25. True
  26. True
  27. Uranus
  28. Saturn
  29. an astronaut
  30. is the planet we live on
  31. Jupiter
  32. is famous for its rings
  33. spins tipped on its side
  34. a planet
  35. False
  36. Phobos
  37. the Sun
  38. it reflects sunlight
  39. 1
  40. 6

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