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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 362 · 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 Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌕 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
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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