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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 753 · 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 Neptune?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  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 called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. Uranus
  3. False
  4. 2
  5. Earth
  6. 4
  7. Saturn
  8. Mars
  9. False
  10. Mercury
  11. is farthest from the Sun
  12. 1
  13. a star
  14. a telescope
  15. Sirius
  16. Earth spins on its axis
  17. Earth
  18. a star
  19. is the hottest planet
  20. False
  21. False
  22. the Pole Star
  23. 24
  24. False
  25. Jupiter
  26. True
  27. Phobos
  28. Mercury
  29. the Sun
  30. is the planet we live on
  31. a moon
  32. Mars
  33. Venus
  34. False
  35. a moon
  36. a moon
  37. 7
  38. has oceans of water
  39. is closest to the Sun
  40. False

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