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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 534 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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