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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 267 · 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 Venus?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  22. 22.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.🌓 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
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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