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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 613 · 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) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  12. 12.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. the Sun
  2. is farthest from the Sun
  3. False
  4. Titan
  5. True
  6. 24
  7. Saturn
  8. is called the red planet
  9. 4
  10. 365
  11. an astronaut
  12. a moon
  13. Mercury
  14. Venus
  15. the Moon
  16. is closest to the Sun
  17. Earth
  18. False
  19. a planet
  20. has oceans of water
  21. Mercury
  22. 8
  23. 8
  24. spins tipped on its side
  25. a telescope
  26. 1
  27. True
  28. a star
  29. 2
  30. False
  31. True
  32. a star
  33. True
  34. its orbit
  35. it reflects sunlight
  36. Saturn
  37. the Pole Star
  38. Uranus
  39. a moon
  40. False

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