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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 617 · 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 true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.🌕 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
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  18. 18.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

  1. has oceans of water
  2. Titan
  3. False
  4. 24
  5. 8
  6. False
  7. is the largest planet
  8. a planet
  9. Sirius
  10. 6
  11. 1
  12. it reflects sunlight
  13. is the smallest planet
  14. Venus
  15. the Moon
  16. True
  17. is called the red planet
  18. its orbit
  19. False
  20. 365
  21. is the hottest planet
  22. a moon
  23. Earth spins on its axis
  24. a moon
  25. Uranus
  26. the Sun
  27. False
  28. Phobos
  29. Earth
  30. is famous for its rings
  31. Ganymede
  32. 8
  33. the Sun
  34. Venus
  35. 5
  36. Saturn
  37. a star
  38. Jupiter
  39. a planet
  40. is the planet we live on

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