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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 997 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  12. 12.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  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 Jupiter?
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  37. 37.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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