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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 122 · 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 of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  5. 5.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  39. 39.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

  1. Earth
  2. Phobos
  3. 3
  4. Mercury
  5. a star
  6. the Sun
  7. False
  8. spins tipped on its side
  9. it reflects sunlight
  10. 1
  11. is the hottest planet
  12. True
  13. 4
  14. True
  15. False
  16. a moon
  17. 8
  18. False
  19. a telescope
  20. has oceans of water
  21. True
  22. is the largest planet
  23. 7
  24. Earth spins on its axis
  25. Neptune
  26. 365
  27. False
  28. a planet
  29. 1
  30. Mercury
  31. Earth
  32. False
  33. False
  34. the Moon
  35. is called the red planet
  36. False
  37. a moon
  38. is closest to the Sun
  39. a moon
  40. a planet

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