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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 598 · 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: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  32. 32.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  37. 37.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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