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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 495 · 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 days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  2. 2.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet

Answer key

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

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