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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 502 · 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 planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter 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 Neptune?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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