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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 415 · 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 a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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