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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 246 · 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: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  11. 11.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.🌕 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
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet

Answer key

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

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