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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 963 · 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.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Earth
  17. 17.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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