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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 525 · 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: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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