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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 419 · 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) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Earth
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  7. 7.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  30. 30.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  37. 37.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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