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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 401 · 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 a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  35. 35.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  39. 39.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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