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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 370 · 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 is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  24. 24.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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