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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 693 · 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) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  8. 8.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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