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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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