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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 568 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Titan
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Earth
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  39. 39.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 365
  3. 6
  4. 8
  5. a telescope
  6. a star
  7. Earth
  8. 5
  9. False
  10. False
  11. Jupiter
  12. a moon
  13. is the planet we live on
  14. Neptune
  15. it reflects sunlight
  16. spins tipped on its side
  17. Venus
  18. is the hottest planet
  19. its orbit
  20. an astronaut
  21. is closest to the Sun
  22. Sirius
  23. a moon
  24. Uranus
  25. the Pole Star
  26. 3
  27. the Sun
  28. True
  29. 1
  30. 8
  31. a planet
  32. 1
  33. 24
  34. Ganymede
  35. is the largest planet
  36. is farthest from the Sun
  37. False
  38. has oceans of water
  39. the Sun
  40. a star

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