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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 441 · 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 Venus?
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  12. 12.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  21. 21.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 24
  3. is farthest from the Sun
  4. Jupiter
  5. False
  6. is famous for its rings
  7. a planet
  8. False
  9. is called the red planet
  10. True
  11. has oceans of water
  12. its orbit
  13. 7
  14. it reflects sunlight
  15. an astronaut
  16. 365
  17. a moon
  18. False
  19. False
  20. 8
  21. False
  22. Mercury
  23. Earth spins on its axis
  24. a star
  25. 1
  26. a planet
  27. spins tipped on its side
  28. False
  29. Earth
  30. is the hottest planet
  31. Earth
  32. 5
  33. False
  34. the Moon
  35. Venus
  36. Phobos
  37. a star
  38. is closest to the Sun
  39. True
  40. True

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