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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 93 · 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) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  2. 2.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  14. 14.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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