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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 938 · 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.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  19. 19.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

  1. False
  2. is famous for its rings
  3. 4
  4. is closest to the Sun
  5. 365
  6. False
  7. 8
  8. a star
  9. is called the red planet
  10. 2
  11. Venus
  12. it reflects sunlight
  13. Jupiter
  14. the Sun
  15. is the hottest planet
  16. True
  17. the Sun
  18. a telescope
  19. a planet
  20. False
  21. 7
  22. has oceans of water
  23. Mars
  24. a star
  25. a moon
  26. a star
  27. False
  28. 1
  29. its orbit
  30. is farthest from the Sun
  31. a moon
  32. Earth
  33. 8
  34. False
  35. the Pole Star
  36. 1
  37. is the largest planet
  38. Earth
  39. True
  40. a planet

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