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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 522 · 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 Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Mars
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  26. 26.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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