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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 680 · 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 Earth?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  8. 8.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  12. 12.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  40. 40.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. Jupiter
  3. 8
  4. Mercury
  5. False
  6. 24
  7. Sirius
  8. a planet
  9. is the largest planet
  10. Earth
  11. the Sun
  12. False
  13. the Moon
  14. the Sun
  15. is called the red planet
  16. a moon
  17. False
  18. Titan
  19. is the hottest planet
  20. 365
  21. a planet
  22. Saturn
  23. spins tipped on its side
  24. Earth
  25. True
  26. 4
  27. Mars
  28. 1
  29. Jupiter
  30. Ganymede
  31. 5
  32. 8
  33. a moon
  34. the Pole Star
  35. Earth
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. Phobos
  40. it reflects sunlight

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