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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 533 · 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 Mercury?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  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.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  18. 18.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Titan
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 1
  3. is the smallest planet
  4. the Sun
  5. Mercury
  6. spins tipped on its side
  7. True
  8. is farthest from the Sun
  9. an astronaut
  10. a star
  11. is the hottest planet
  12. True
  13. 3
  14. 1
  15. 24
  16. Mars
  17. Earth spins on its axis
  18. a planet
  19. a star
  20. a planet
  21. a moon
  22. the Moon
  23. Saturn
  24. Saturn
  25. True
  26. 2
  27. is famous for its rings
  28. 365
  29. Mars
  30. Uranus
  31. is the planet we live on
  32. the Sun
  33. False
  34. Phobos
  35. Earth
  36. Titan
  37. True
  38. a star
  39. False
  40. a moon

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