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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 535 · 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 moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  4. 4.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Mars
  33. 33.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  37. 37.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

Answer key

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

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