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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 363 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  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) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  4. 4.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  18. 18.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  39. 39.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

Answer key

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

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