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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 487 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Earth
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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