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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 809 · 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) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.🌕 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
  11. 11.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  19. 19.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  32. 32.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Titan
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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