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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 287 · 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 Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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