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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 145 · 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 Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Titan
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

Answer key

  1. is famous for its rings
  2. True
  3. Jupiter
  4. 7
  5. 1
  6. is the largest planet
  7. False
  8. Venus
  9. the Moon
  10. Earth spins on its axis
  11. Saturn
  12. is the planet we live on
  13. Mercury
  14. Mercury
  15. 365
  16. a star
  17. True
  18. Earth
  19. Neptune
  20. 8
  21. Saturn
  22. a planet
  23. Venus
  24. Earth
  25. False
  26. is the smallest planet
  27. Jupiter
  28. its orbit
  29. 4
  30. a telescope
  31. is closest to the Sun
  32. Mars
  33. 2
  34. 1
  35. 6
  36. the Sun
  37. a star
  38. 3
  39. has oceans of water
  40. 8

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