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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 654 · 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 the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Venus
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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