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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 623 · 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: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  12. 12.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet

Answer key

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

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