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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 675 · 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.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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