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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 403 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  9. 9.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
  34. 34.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
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  38. 38.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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