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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 871 · 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 a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  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) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  34. 34.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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