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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 968 · 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 famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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