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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 537 · 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 Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  4. 4.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  19. 19.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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