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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 689 · 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 Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Venus
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  22. 22.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  34. 34.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Ganymede

Answer key

  1. is the hottest planet
  2. 3
  3. the Sun
  4. 2
  5. it reflects sunlight
  6. Titan
  7. False
  8. 6
  9. 7
  10. Earth
  11. False
  12. a star
  13. False
  14. is the smallest planet
  15. Saturn
  16. a planet
  17. False
  18. True
  19. is called the red planet
  20. Sirius
  21. 8
  22. the Sun
  23. False
  24. a telescope
  25. True
  26. a planet
  27. 1
  28. a moon
  29. 4
  30. True
  31. a star
  32. False
  33. is closest to the Sun
  34. a planet
  35. Mercury
  36. Neptune
  37. a moon
  38. Saturn
  39. False
  40. Venus

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