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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 688 · 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 Mercury?
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan

Answer key

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

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