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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 647 · 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 farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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