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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 619 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  30. 30.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  33. 33.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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