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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 628 · 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 planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Venus
  18. 18.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  34. 34.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  40. 40.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light

Answer key

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

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