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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 152 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  2. 2.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.🌕 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
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Mars
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Earth
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  36. 36.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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