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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 260 · 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 a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  28. 28.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

  1. the Pole Star
  2. 8
  3. a star
  4. Venus
  5. is famous for its rings
  6. Earth
  7. 24
  8. Jupiter
  9. Phobos
  10. Earth spins on its axis
  11. Mars
  12. Mars
  13. a telescope
  14. is the smallest planet
  15. 2
  16. a planet
  17. Mercury
  18. is farthest from the Sun
  19. the Sun
  20. 5
  21. Neptune
  22. Sirius
  23. is the hottest planet
  24. 8
  25. 365
  26. Earth
  27. the Sun
  28. a planet
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. a planet
  33. a planet
  34. a star
  35. is the planet we live on
  36. False
  37. spins tipped on its side
  38. a moon
  39. 1
  40. 6

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