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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 966 · 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.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Titan

Answer key

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

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