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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 154 · 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 planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Earth
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  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) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Titan
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  28. 28.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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