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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 763 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Earth
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 365
  2. 1
  3. Mars
  4. is famous for its rings
  5. its orbit
  6. the Sun
  7. True
  8. Ganymede
  9. Venus
  10. False
  11. 7
  12. is called the red planet
  13. 8
  14. is the smallest planet
  15. Mercury
  16. the Pole Star
  17. is the planet we live on
  18. 8
  19. Sirius
  20. 2
  21. an astronaut
  22. Earth
  23. False
  24. Phobos
  25. 1
  26. a planet
  27. True
  28. Mercury
  29. Earth spins on its axis
  30. 24
  31. it reflects sunlight
  32. Mars
  33. the Moon
  34. a moon
  35. is the hottest planet
  36. 4
  37. Jupiter
  38. False
  39. is the largest planet
  40. False

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