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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 171 · 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 planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  6. 6.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

  1. Earth
  2. 365
  3. a telescope
  4. Saturn
  5. Earth
  6. a planet
  7. is called the red planet
  8. 4
  9. Mars
  10. Phobos
  11. the Sun
  12. True
  13. a star
  14. Neptune
  15. Earth spins on its axis
  16. a star
  17. False
  18. False
  19. Mars
  20. the Pole Star
  21. True
  22. is closest to the Sun
  23. a moon
  24. False
  25. 7
  26. 6
  27. Earth
  28. spins tipped on its side
  29. is the hottest planet
  30. False
  31. its orbit
  32. is famous for its rings
  33. False
  34. 5
  35. 1
  36. False
  37. Venus
  38. False
  39. the Sun
  40. a moon

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