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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 336 · 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 Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  31. 31.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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