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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 986 · 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 planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  31. 31.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  34. 34.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet

Answer key

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

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