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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 327 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  29. 29.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  34. 34.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  38. 38.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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