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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 862 · 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 Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  10. 10.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Venus
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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