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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 894 · 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 star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  9. 9.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  20. 20.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Venus
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit

Answer key

  1. the Pole Star
  2. 1
  3. Saturn
  4. a planet
  5. Ganymede
  6. a moon
  7. False
  8. has oceans of water
  9. False
  10. 24
  11. the Sun
  12. 2
  13. Saturn
  14. True
  15. 7
  16. 6
  17. a telescope
  18. spins tipped on its side
  19. it reflects sunlight
  20. a planet
  21. is farthest from the Sun
  22. Jupiter
  23. the Sun
  24. False
  25. False
  26. Titan
  27. a planet
  28. 3
  29. is the planet we live on
  30. 8
  31. is the hottest planet
  32. False
  33. 4
  34. Earth spins on its axis
  35. Mars
  36. Neptune
  37. Jupiter
  38. is closest to the Sun
  39. 365
  40. its orbit

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