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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 937 · 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 Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  3. 3.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  6. 6.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Mars
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  18. 18.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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