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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 446 · 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.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  7. 7.🌕 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
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  32. 32.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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