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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 655 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  15. 15.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?

Answer key

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

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