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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 586 · 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.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  7. 7.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Mars
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  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: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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