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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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