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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 679 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  5. 5.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Earth
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  27. 27.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky

Answer key

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

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