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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 468 · 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 Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  18. 18.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🌕 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
  36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

Answer key

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

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