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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 345 · 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 planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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