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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 897 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight

Answer key

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

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