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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 542 · 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.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  18. 18.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.🌓 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
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  29. 29.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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