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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 877 · 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 Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  29. 29.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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