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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 399 · 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 planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  6. 6.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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