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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 400 · 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 planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Titan
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  12. 12.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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