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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 749 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  13. 13.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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