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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 53 · 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 a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  6. 6.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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