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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 682 · 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 Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet

Answer key

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

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