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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 636 · 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 moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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