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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 455 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  34. 34.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet

Answer key

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

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