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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 548 · 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 a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Ganymede

Answer key

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

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