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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 634 · 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 planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Titan
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  22. 22.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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