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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 622 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  11. 11.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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