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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 461 · 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.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  15. 15.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  29. 29.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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