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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 759 · 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 Mercury?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Earth
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  9. 9.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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