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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 662 · 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) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water

Answer key

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

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