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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 303 · 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 Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.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
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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