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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 868 · 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 Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  7. 7.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  32. 32.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

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

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