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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 828 · 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 planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  25. 25.🌓 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
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  39. 39.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

  1. Uranus
  2. a telescope
  3. 24
  4. is the hottest planet
  5. 8
  6. True
  7. Earth
  8. 6
  9. 365
  10. True
  11. Mercury
  12. Mars
  13. Mars
  14. Ganymede
  15. 4
  16. the Sun
  17. is farthest from the Sun
  18. 2
  19. 8
  20. Phobos
  21. False
  22. is the smallest planet
  23. Venus
  24. is famous for its rings
  25. Earth spins on its axis
  26. 1
  27. is called the red planet
  28. spins tipped on its side
  29. is closest to the Sun
  30. 1
  31. True
  32. the Pole Star
  33. Saturn
  34. a moon
  35. False
  36. the Sun
  37. a moon
  38. Earth
  39. a planet
  40. a star

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