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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 161 · 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: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  15. 15.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  18. 18.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 8
  3. Saturn
  4. Earth
  5. is the largest planet
  6. it reflects sunlight
  7. Mercury
  8. 2
  9. a star
  10. Uranus
  11. Saturn
  12. is farthest from the Sun
  13. the Sun
  14. is called the red planet
  15. a planet
  16. Phobos
  17. a telescope
  18. the Sun
  19. False
  20. is the hottest planet
  21. a moon
  22. a star
  23. Mars
  24. 1
  25. Jupiter
  26. 6
  27. True
  28. 24
  29. Neptune
  30. is famous for its rings
  31. 4
  32. Mercury
  33. Earth
  34. Sirius
  35. a star
  36. Titan
  37. 3
  38. 5
  39. a moon
  40. 1

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