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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 570 · 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 Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.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
  10. 10.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  24. 24.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  37. 37.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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