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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 988 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  11. 11.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  19. 19.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Titan
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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