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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 872 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  12. 12.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  19. 19.🌕 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
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.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 closest to the Sun
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope

Answer key

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

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