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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 519 · 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: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Mars
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Mars
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its tail
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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