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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 172 · 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 moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  11. 11.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. an astronaut
  3. 4
  4. Earth spins on its axis
  5. True
  6. True
  7. 8
  8. False
  9. 24
  10. is the hottest planet
  11. a planet
  12. the Sun
  13. is called the red planet
  14. a star
  15. a planet
  16. 365
  17. is farthest from the Sun
  18. Mars
  19. Jupiter
  20. is closest to the Sun
  21. is the largest planet
  22. Saturn
  23. False
  24. a star
  25. Venus
  26. 3
  27. False
  28. Saturn
  29. a moon
  30. Jupiter
  31. a star
  32. Earth
  33. spins tipped on its side
  34. True
  35. 8
  36. 7
  37. is famous for its rings
  38. False
  39. 1
  40. Mercury

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