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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 178 · 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 farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Titan
  6. 6.🌓 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
  7. 7.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. Neptune
  2. 1
  3. a moon
  4. has oceans of water
  5. Mars
  6. Earth spins on its axis
  7. a moon
  8. its orbit
  9. 8
  10. the Pole Star
  11. the Sun
  12. Earth
  13. True
  14. is the smallest planet
  15. is the hottest planet
  16. is the largest planet
  17. 24
  18. True
  19. the Sun
  20. False
  21. is farthest from the Sun
  22. a planet
  23. Mercury
  24. 8
  25. True
  26. True
  27. 2
  28. 365
  29. False
  30. Uranus
  31. a telescope
  32. Saturn
  33. True
  34. Ganymede
  35. Titan
  36. Earth
  37. False
  38. a moon
  39. False
  40. False

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