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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 89 · 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) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Mars
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  32. 32.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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