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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 590 · 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 is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Venus
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  38. 38.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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