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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 196 · 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 days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  14. 14.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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