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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 411 · 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) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  5. 5.🌕 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
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Mars
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  14. 14.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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