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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 176 · 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 true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  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 Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  17. 17.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  19. 19.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

Answer key

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

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