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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 427 · 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 Earth?
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Titan
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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