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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 132 · 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 telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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