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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 20 · 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 closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  12. 12.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Titan
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  40. 40.🌌 Is Mars 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. 6
  3. has oceans of water
  4. is the largest planet
  5. 8
  6. Phobos
  7. Venus
  8. is famous for its rings
  9. is the smallest planet
  10. Jupiter
  11. Mercury
  12. False
  13. is farthest from the Sun
  14. the Sun
  15. 365
  16. its orbit
  17. True
  18. Mercury
  19. a planet
  20. 7
  21. Mars
  22. 2
  23. 4
  24. a moon
  25. a planet
  26. 24
  27. a star
  28. a moon
  29. Titan
  30. it reflects sunlight
  31. True
  32. is called the red planet
  33. Saturn
  34. 8
  35. False
  36. spins tipped on its side
  37. the Pole Star
  38. a moon
  39. Jupiter
  40. a planet

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