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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 309 · 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 closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  11. 11.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  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 Mars?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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