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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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