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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 607 · 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) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  5. 5.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  35. 35.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

  1. the Sun
  2. True
  3. False
  4. a telescope
  5. False
  6. False
  7. Earth spins on its axis
  8. has oceans of water
  9. a star
  10. 24
  11. a planet
  12. Earth
  13. Mars
  14. Phobos
  15. Mercury
  16. 8
  17. False
  18. Mars
  19. 3
  20. Mercury
  21. True
  22. it reflects sunlight
  23. Jupiter
  24. a planet
  25. spins tipped on its side
  26. False
  27. is farthest from the Sun
  28. 4
  29. 8
  30. the Moon
  31. Saturn
  32. True
  33. Sirius
  34. 7
  35. the Sun
  36. is the planet we live on
  37. 1
  38. is the smallest planet
  39. True
  40. a planet

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