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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 754 · 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.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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