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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 823 · 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.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  2. 2.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Venus
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

  1. its orbit
  2. True
  3. Earth
  4. Earth
  5. 365
  6. a moon
  7. False
  8. Ganymede
  9. Mercury
  10. False
  11. Neptune
  12. a telescope
  13. is farthest from the Sun
  14. Jupiter
  15. Uranus
  16. True
  17. the Sun
  18. False
  19. is the smallest planet
  20. 2
  21. is the hottest planet
  22. True
  23. the Pole Star
  24. False
  25. 8
  26. has oceans of water
  27. 7
  28. is called the red planet
  29. 1
  30. a planet
  31. False
  32. Mercury
  33. a star
  34. is closest to the Sun
  35. is the largest planet
  36. a planet
  37. Saturn
  38. Venus
  39. False
  40. a star

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