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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 473 · 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 true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  38. 38.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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