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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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