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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 449 · 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.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  18. 18.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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