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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 386 · 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) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  3. 3.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌓 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
  27. 27.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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