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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 190 · 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 Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

  1. is closest to the Sun
  2. False
  3. the Pole Star
  4. the Moon
  5. the Sun
  6. is the planet we live on
  7. Earth spins on its axis
  8. False
  9. 1
  10. 7
  11. True
  12. 4
  13. a star
  14. False
  15. is farthest from the Sun
  16. its orbit
  17. False
  18. Saturn
  19. is the hottest planet
  20. Mercury
  21. Phobos
  22. Uranus
  23. True
  24. a planet
  25. 5
  26. a moon
  27. an astronaut
  28. False
  29. Venus
  30. 8
  31. False
  32. is the smallest planet
  33. Titan
  34. the Sun
  35. True
  36. a star
  37. 3
  38. Mercury
  39. 6
  40. a star

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