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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 507 · 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 Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.🌓 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
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Titan
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  21. 21.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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