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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 197 · 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 hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  11. 11.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  18. 18.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Sirius

Answer key

  1. Venus
  2. Neptune
  3. the Sun
  4. a star
  5. a planet
  6. is the planet we live on
  7. is called the red planet
  8. 1
  9. False
  10. 3
  11. True
  12. is the hottest planet
  13. a moon
  14. 24
  15. 5
  16. False
  17. is famous for its rings
  18. a star
  19. Earth
  20. 7
  21. is the largest planet
  22. its orbit
  23. an astronaut
  24. is farthest from the Sun
  25. 365
  26. a moon
  27. the Sun
  28. False
  29. True
  30. Uranus
  31. 2
  32. False
  33. Mars
  34. Earth
  35. is closest to the Sun
  36. False
  37. a planet
  38. 1
  39. 6
  40. Sirius

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