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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 982 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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