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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 239 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  10. 10.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Venus
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

Answer key

  1. Uranus
  2. Ganymede
  3. Earth
  4. its orbit
  5. 1
  6. is famous for its rings
  7. is the largest planet
  8. Venus
  9. the Moon
  10. a planet
  11. 8
  12. the Pole Star
  13. Saturn
  14. 365
  15. a star
  16. Earth
  17. is closest to the Sun
  18. 4
  19. False
  20. the Sun
  21. a planet
  22. is farthest from the Sun
  23. is called the red planet
  24. Earth
  25. it reflects sunlight
  26. is the hottest planet
  27. Phobos
  28. 24
  29. a star
  30. is the smallest planet
  31. a star
  32. Mercury
  33. a moon
  34. Earth spins on its axis
  35. the Sun
  36. Sirius
  37. False
  38. 3
  39. Mars
  40. 1

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