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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 918 · 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 Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Venus
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Titan
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Earth
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan

Answer key

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

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