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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 347 · 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 called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter

Answer key

  1. is closest to the Sun
  2. Neptune
  3. 3
  4. Mercury
  5. Mars
  6. 8
  7. an astronaut
  8. a planet
  9. True
  10. 1
  11. Uranus
  12. 5
  13. Mercury
  14. Jupiter
  15. the Sun
  16. spins tipped on its side
  17. the Sun
  18. Saturn
  19. is farthest from the Sun
  20. a planet
  21. a telescope
  22. Sirius
  23. Titan
  24. True
  25. is the largest planet
  26. Earth
  27. is the hottest planet
  28. True
  29. False
  30. a moon
  31. its orbit
  32. the Pole Star
  33. 24
  34. it reflects sunlight
  35. a star
  36. True
  37. 365
  38. is called the red planet
  39. Jupiter
  40. Saturn

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