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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 882 · 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 Mars?
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  5. 5.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Titan
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. a star
  3. True
  4. is farthest from the Sun
  5. its orbit
  6. 6
  7. 1
  8. a moon
  9. Mercury
  10. False
  11. a planet
  12. is the largest planet
  13. Titan
  14. 24
  15. Sirius
  16. Ganymede
  17. a telescope
  18. 1
  19. is famous for its rings
  20. Venus
  21. an astronaut
  22. a planet
  23. False
  24. the Moon
  25. it reflects sunlight
  26. 5
  27. Uranus
  28. Earth spins on its axis
  29. has oceans of water
  30. Venus
  31. 8
  32. 2
  33. 8
  34. a star
  35. is called the red planet
  36. 365
  37. is closest to the Sun
  38. the Sun
  39. the Pole Star
  40. a star

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