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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 474 · 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: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  30. 30.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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