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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 861 · 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 hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Mars
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.🌕 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
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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