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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 349 · 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 hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  22. 22.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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