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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 915 · 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.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  5. 5.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit

Answer key

  1. a moon
  2. Sirius
  3. is famous for its rings
  4. the Pole Star
  5. a planet
  6. Ganymede
  7. a star
  8. 7
  9. a star
  10. True
  11. Saturn
  12. spins tipped on its side
  13. 3
  14. 6
  15. Mercury
  16. a moon
  17. False
  18. the Moon
  19. 365
  20. the Sun
  21. 1
  22. Titan
  23. the Sun
  24. is called the red planet
  25. False
  26. False
  27. is farthest from the Sun
  28. 5
  29. a moon
  30. 24
  31. Venus
  32. it reflects sunlight
  33. 8
  34. is closest to the Sun
  35. True
  36. Mercury
  37. True
  38. 4
  39. is the largest planet
  40. its orbit

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