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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 870 · 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 of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.True or false: Earth 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 microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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