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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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