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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 364 · 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 Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury

Answer key

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

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