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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 591 · 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) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Earth
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its tail
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  19. 19.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun

Answer key

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

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