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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 779 · 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 a star? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Titan
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  32. 32.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet

Answer key

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

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