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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 397 · 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 Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  12. 12.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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