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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 470 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  5. 5.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Earth
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  37. 37.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌕 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
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope

Answer key

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

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