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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 876 · 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 Neptune?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Earth
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Titan
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  28. 28.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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