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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 827 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water

Answer key

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

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