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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 320 · 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 of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Mars
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

Answer key

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

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