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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 971 · 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 true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Venus
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  25. 25.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Titan
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth

Answer key

  1. is the smallest planet
  2. 365
  3. True
  4. is closest to the Sun
  5. has oceans of water
  6. is the largest planet
  7. Earth
  8. Earth spins on its axis
  9. Venus
  10. 4
  11. its orbit
  12. Phobos
  13. True
  14. the Pole Star
  15. a moon
  16. 6
  17. Saturn
  18. False
  19. is the hottest planet
  20. False
  21. the Sun
  22. False
  23. a star
  24. the Sun
  25. a planet
  26. Titan
  27. is called the red planet
  28. Mars
  29. Mercury
  30. a moon
  31. False
  32. a planet
  33. Mercury
  34. Earth
  35. False
  36. Jupiter
  37. spins tipped on its side
  38. Earth
  39. False
  40. Neptune

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