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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 694 · 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 planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  5. 5.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Mars
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  36. 36.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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