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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 878 · 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 of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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