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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 120 · 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) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  10. 10.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  11. 11.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Mars
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

Answer key

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

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