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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 567 · 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.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  21. 21.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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