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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 818 · 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 Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  17. 17.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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