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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 191 · 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 of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  31. 31.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water

Answer key

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

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