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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 127 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  13. 13.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Mars
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Titan
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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