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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 913 · 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.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  5. 5.🌕 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
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Titan
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  26. 26.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  33. 33.🌓 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
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  37. 37.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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