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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 928 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet

Answer key

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

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