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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 100 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  13. 13.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  39. 39.🌓 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
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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