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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 559 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  14. 14.🌓 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
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Titan
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

  1. 365
  2. 1
  3. True
  4. Jupiter
  5. 8
  6. 2
  7. a moon
  8. a moon
  9. Mars
  10. 1
  11. Jupiter
  12. has oceans of water
  13. a telescope
  14. Earth spins on its axis
  15. Neptune
  16. a planet
  17. is closest to the Sun
  18. Saturn
  19. is the largest planet
  20. False
  21. it reflects sunlight
  22. Titan
  23. a star
  24. Mars
  25. the Sun
  26. a planet
  27. is farthest from the Sun
  28. 4
  29. a star
  30. Earth
  31. a planet
  32. 24
  33. Venus
  34. True
  35. False
  36. Earth
  37. the Moon
  38. Mercury
  39. a moon
  40. 7

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