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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 948 · 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 planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  7. 7.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  17. 17.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet

Answer key

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

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