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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 706 · 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 moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Titan
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌓 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
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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