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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 890 · 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 moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  2. 2.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  13. 13.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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