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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 831 · 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 planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  22. 22.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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