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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 674 · 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 largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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