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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 558 · 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 the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water

Answer key

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

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