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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 620 · 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.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌓 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
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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