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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 740 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  40. 40.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?

Answer key

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

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