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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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