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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 961 · 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 planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  3. 3.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Earth
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet

Answer key

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

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