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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 943 · 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) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Venus
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun

Answer key

  1. the Sun
  2. a star
  3. is the hottest planet
  4. 8
  5. a telescope
  6. Uranus
  7. Venus
  8. a star
  9. 1
  10. Neptune
  11. the Sun
  12. is the smallest planet
  13. False
  14. Earth spins on its axis
  15. 1
  16. False
  17. a moon
  18. is famous for its rings
  19. a moon
  20. False
  21. an astronaut
  22. Ganymede
  23. True
  24. True
  25. Titan
  26. 5
  27. Mars
  28. a moon
  29. False
  30. True
  31. Mercury
  32. Mercury
  33. 4
  34. the Pole Star
  35. a planet
  36. is called the red planet
  37. Mars
  38. 8
  39. Earth
  40. is closest to the Sun

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