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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 532 · 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 hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  8. 8.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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