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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 87 · 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 Jupiter?
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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