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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 906 · 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.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Mars
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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