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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 756 · 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 Earth?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  18. 18.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  32. 32.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet

Answer key

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

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