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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 712 · 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 Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  12. 12.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  17. 17.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Venus
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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