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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 497 · 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 planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  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 Earth?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Titan
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit

Answer key

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

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