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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 972 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  25. 25.🌕 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
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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