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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 673 · 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 days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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