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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 105 · 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.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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