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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 805 · 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 Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

  1. is the largest planet
  2. Mars
  3. a moon
  4. a star
  5. Ganymede
  6. Venus
  7. spins tipped on its side
  8. a telescope
  9. it reflects sunlight
  10. Mercury
  11. a planet
  12. is farthest from the Sun
  13. 3
  14. a moon
  15. True
  16. the Sun
  17. Saturn
  18. 8
  19. Saturn
  20. True
  21. the Sun
  22. 365
  23. False
  24. 2
  25. a star
  26. is the hottest planet
  27. Earth spins on its axis
  28. Earth
  29. 1
  30. a planet
  31. its orbit
  32. 7
  33. is the planet we live on
  34. Neptune
  35. a star
  36. 6
  37. a moon
  38. a planet
  39. is called the red planet
  40. is famous for its rings

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