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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 529 · 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: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  9. 9.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  29. 29.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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