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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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