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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 977 · 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 closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  10. 10.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  34. 34.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet

Answer key

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

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