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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 124 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  17. 17.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  29. 29.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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