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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 271 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  10. 10.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Earth
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Venus
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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