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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 653 · 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: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  7. 7.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  15. 15.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  39. 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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