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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 683 · 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 planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  15. 15.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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