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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 643 · 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 closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  21. 21.🌕 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
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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