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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 922 · 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 planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  15. 15.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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