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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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