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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 702 · 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.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos

Answer key

  1. True
  2. spins tipped on its side
  3. Earth spins on its axis
  4. is the smallest planet
  5. False
  6. is closest to the Sun
  7. a moon
  8. Earth
  9. is farthest from the Sun
  10. a moon
  11. True
  12. is famous for its rings
  13. a telescope
  14. 1
  15. the Sun
  16. a moon
  17. 1
  18. Phobos
  19. False
  20. False
  21. Ganymede
  22. Sirius
  23. is called the red planet
  24. Mercury
  25. Mercury
  26. Earth
  27. a star
  28. False
  29. a star
  30. Mars
  31. the Sun
  32. 365
  33. is the largest planet
  34. a star
  35. Venus
  36. True
  37. False
  38. 2
  39. 5
  40. Saturn

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