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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 648 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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