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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 483 · 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: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  27. 27.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope

Answer key

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

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