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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 908 · 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 Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

  1. a moon
  2. spins tipped on its side
  3. False
  4. is called the red planet
  5. is closest to the Sun
  6. is the planet we live on
  7. is farthest from the Sun
  8. a planet
  9. 5
  10. a planet
  11. True
  12. 8
  13. Phobos
  14. False
  15. 3
  16. the Pole Star
  17. Earth
  18. is the smallest planet
  19. 1
  20. False
  21. Saturn
  22. True
  23. Mercury
  24. the Moon
  25. 1
  26. Earth
  27. True
  28. 24
  29. 8
  30. its orbit
  31. it reflects sunlight
  32. is the hottest planet
  33. Earth spins on its axis
  34. Earth
  35. Jupiter
  36. 365
  37. False
  38. an astronaut
  39. 6
  40. 2

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