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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 541 · 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.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.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 the smallest planet
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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