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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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