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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 353 · 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 planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  29. 29.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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