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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 919 · 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 Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water

Answer key

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

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