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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 56 · 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 famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  30. 30.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury

Answer key

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

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