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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 168 · 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: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  12. 12.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis

Answer key

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

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