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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 854 · 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) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.🌕 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
  11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  36. 36.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet

Answer key

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

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