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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 66 · 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 the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Titan
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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