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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 232 · 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 Saturn?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  10. 10.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  20. 20.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Venus
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  35. 35.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its tail

Answer key

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

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