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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 967 · 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) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut

Answer key

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

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