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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 956 · 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: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  7. 7.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

Answer key

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

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