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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 383 · 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 of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  6. 6.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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