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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 515 · 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 Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  8. 8.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌓 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
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

Answer key

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

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