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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 135 · 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.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  11. 11.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  27. 27.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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