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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 432 · 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 star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus

Answer key

  1. Sirius
  2. is closest to the Sun
  3. 4
  4. a moon
  5. Earth
  6. 8
  7. True
  8. Venus
  9. has oceans of water
  10. False
  11. 7
  12. 24
  13. the Sun
  14. 6
  15. 1
  16. False
  17. Mercury
  18. False
  19. 5
  20. 365
  21. is the hottest planet
  22. True
  23. 3
  24. True
  25. its orbit
  26. a telescope
  27. Uranus
  28. it reflects sunlight
  29. 2
  30. is the largest planet
  31. the Moon
  32. the Sun
  33. a star
  34. is farthest from the Sun
  35. Ganymede
  36. Saturn
  37. is the planet we live on
  38. Mars
  39. False
  40. Neptune

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