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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 140 · 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.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  6. 6.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  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 axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  18. 18.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  32. 32.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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