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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 711 · 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 Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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