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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 276 · 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.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  10. 10.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.🌕 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
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky

Answer key

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

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