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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 284 · 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: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  21. 21.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  27. 27.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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