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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 509 · 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 Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  32. 32.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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