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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 462 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  15. 15.🌕 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
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor

Answer key

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

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