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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 510 · 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 planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Venus
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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