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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 891 · 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 Venus?
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.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 the largest planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  39. 39.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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