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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 951 · 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 moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  20. 20.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  29. 29.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  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: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  39. 39.🌓 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
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury

Answer key

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

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