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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 782 · 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 Mars?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet

Answer key

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

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