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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 388 · 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 Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  22. 22.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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