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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 245 · 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 Mars?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun

Answer key

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

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