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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 853 · 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.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Titan
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Venus
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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