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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 410 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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