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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 791 · 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.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  4. 4.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.🌓 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
  6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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