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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 247 · 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) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  29. 29.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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