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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 632 · 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.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.🌓 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
  21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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