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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 409 · 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 star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  18. 18.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

Answer key

  1. the Sun
  2. a star
  3. Ganymede
  4. is famous for its rings
  5. a moon
  6. a planet
  7. Titan
  8. True
  9. a star
  10. spins tipped on its side
  11. Neptune
  12. 1
  13. 3
  14. a planet
  15. Jupiter
  16. Mercury
  17. Sirius
  18. False
  19. 6
  20. a planet
  21. is the planet we live on
  22. is the hottest planet
  23. False
  24. its orbit
  25. False
  26. 8
  27. Earth spins on its axis
  28. is called the red planet
  29. Earth
  30. True
  31. Uranus
  32. is the largest planet
  33. a moon
  34. has oceans of water
  35. 5
  36. a planet
  37. Saturn
  38. Venus
  39. 365
  40. 4

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