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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 527 · 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 largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Titan
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  37. 37.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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