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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 181 · 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 planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  23. 23.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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