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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 184 · 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 called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  28. 28.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope

Answer key

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

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