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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 640 · 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.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  13. 13.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  40. 40.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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