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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 999 · 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.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Mars
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  14. 14.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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