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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 719 · 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 is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  19. 19.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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