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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 633 · 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 Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

  1. is called the red planet
  2. spins tipped on its side
  3. 5
  4. Venus
  5. Venus
  6. 365
  7. False
  8. Mars
  9. 24
  10. its orbit
  11. is the hottest planet
  12. the Pole Star
  13. an astronaut
  14. Titan
  15. is closest to the Sun
  16. is famous for its rings
  17. True
  18. Earth
  19. a moon
  20. False
  21. Mercury
  22. Ganymede
  23. a moon
  24. it reflects sunlight
  25. 3
  26. is the largest planet
  27. the Sun
  28. Phobos
  29. 8
  30. a star
  31. a planet
  32. 1
  33. Jupiter
  34. a moon
  35. Earth spins on its axis
  36. True
  37. 4
  38. True
  39. the Moon
  40. is the smallest planet

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