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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 560 · 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.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Venus
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  9. 9.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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