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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 305 · 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 moon? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  2. 2.🌓 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
  3. 3.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  19. 19.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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