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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 516 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  5. 5.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  18. 18.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Titan
  26. 26.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  34. 34.🌕 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
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

  1. an astronaut
  2. the Pole Star
  3. 7
  4. Jupiter
  5. False
  6. is the planet we live on
  7. 365
  8. is closest to the Sun
  9. 8
  10. Phobos
  11. 3
  12. 2
  13. 1
  14. Jupiter
  15. spins tipped on its side
  16. Neptune
  17. is the largest planet
  18. its orbit
  19. is famous for its rings
  20. is called the red planet
  21. 8
  22. Uranus
  23. False
  24. True
  25. Titan
  26. a moon
  27. False
  28. Mars
  29. 6
  30. Earth spins on its axis
  31. a moon
  32. False
  33. Earth
  34. it reflects sunlight
  35. Sirius
  36. True
  37. a planet
  38. is the hottest planet
  39. Mars
  40. 24

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