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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 425 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  30. 30.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  38. 38.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut

Answer key

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

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