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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 799 · 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 Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  18. 18.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  36. 36.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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