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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 551 · 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 hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  37. 37.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?

Answer key

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

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