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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 867 · 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 has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  21. 21.🌓 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
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Mars
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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