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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 253 · 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 Mercury?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  29. 29.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. has oceans of water
  3. Saturn
  4. Mercury
  5. False
  6. the Sun
  7. a star
  8. is the hottest planet
  9. Mercury
  10. it reflects sunlight
  11. is famous for its rings
  12. 1
  13. is the smallest planet
  14. 365
  15. Saturn
  16. is called the red planet
  17. is the planet we live on
  18. False
  19. a moon
  20. spins tipped on its side
  21. 24
  22. False
  23. a star
  24. a planet
  25. 5
  26. True
  27. 8
  28. Earth
  29. True
  30. Venus
  31. a moon
  32. False
  33. its orbit
  34. is the largest planet
  35. a planet
  36. the Moon
  37. an astronaut
  38. 6
  39. 2
  40. 4

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