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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 371 · 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 hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  3. 3.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  13. 13.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Mars
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  36. 36.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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