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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 296 · 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.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  10. 10.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  27. 27.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  34. 34.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet

Answer key

  1. a moon
  2. is famous for its rings
  3. has oceans of water
  4. Earth
  5. 6
  6. 8
  7. spins tipped on its side
  8. a star
  9. an astronaut
  10. a planet
  11. a moon
  12. a star
  13. is farthest from the Sun
  14. the Moon
  15. a planet
  16. False
  17. 1
  18. Earth
  19. Sirius
  20. 3
  21. 8
  22. is the largest planet
  23. the Sun
  24. it reflects sunlight
  25. True
  26. Neptune
  27. True
  28. 1
  29. is the hottest planet
  30. its orbit
  31. Uranus
  32. False
  33. Saturn
  34. 24
  35. False
  36. 5
  37. 2
  38. a moon
  39. a planet
  40. is the smallest planet

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