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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 189 · 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 largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Titan
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

  1. Jupiter
  2. a moon
  3. Mercury
  4. Earth spins on its axis
  5. the Pole Star
  6. 6
  7. a planet
  8. is the hottest planet
  9. 7
  10. False
  11. a moon
  12. is called the red planet
  13. its orbit
  14. is the planet we live on
  15. Uranus
  16. Saturn
  17. the Sun
  18. a planet
  19. 24
  20. True
  21. is famous for its rings
  22. a telescope
  23. Mercury
  24. False
  25. is the smallest planet
  26. an astronaut
  27. Phobos
  28. Sirius
  29. 1
  30. 5
  31. a moon
  32. 8
  33. 1
  34. has oceans of water
  35. 4
  36. True
  37. Earth
  38. is closest to the Sun
  39. 365
  40. a planet

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