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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 787 · 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 of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Phobos

Answer key

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

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