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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 797 · 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 true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.🌓 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
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  21. 21.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  32. 32.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  36. 36.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

Answer key

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

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