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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 325 · 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.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  7. 7.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  12. 12.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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