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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 710 · 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 largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  3. 3.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  20. 20.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  22. 22.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Titan
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  32. 32.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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