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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 631 · 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 Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury

Answer key

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

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