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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 887 · 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.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  12. 12.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  18. 18.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  31. 31.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Titan
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit

Answer key

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

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