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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 889 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  4. 4.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  24. 24.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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