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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 505 · 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 true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Earth
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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