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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 645 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Mars
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  11. 11.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  14. 14.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  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 the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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