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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 475 · 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.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  26. 26.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  30. 30.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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