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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 138 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 3
  3. Titan
  4. Uranus
  5. False
  6. has oceans of water
  7. Venus
  8. Neptune
  9. 1
  10. 6
  11. is famous for its rings
  12. 4
  13. 1
  14. Venus
  15. an astronaut
  16. 24
  17. Mercury
  18. False
  19. 8
  20. is called the red planet
  21. Earth spins on its axis
  22. is closest to the Sun
  23. True
  24. is the hottest planet
  25. the Sun
  26. Jupiter
  27. a planet
  28. True
  29. a star
  30. False
  31. the Pole Star
  32. True
  33. True
  34. False
  35. it reflects sunlight
  36. a star
  37. True
  38. is the smallest planet
  39. 2
  40. its orbit

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