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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 77 · 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.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

  1. Saturn
  2. 24
  3. is the hottest planet
  4. a moon
  5. 1
  6. a moon
  7. is the largest planet
  8. is called the red planet
  9. True
  10. Mercury
  11. Earth
  12. is famous for its rings
  13. 365
  14. 6
  15. Earth
  16. 8
  17. Sirius
  18. a telescope
  19. Titan
  20. Saturn
  21. Jupiter
  22. Earth spins on its axis
  23. True
  24. 8
  25. 3
  26. True
  27. is the smallest planet
  28. a star
  29. Mercury
  30. it reflects sunlight
  31. a planet
  32. its orbit
  33. has oceans of water
  34. False
  35. an astronaut
  36. spins tipped on its side
  37. False
  38. Earth
  39. 1
  40. a star

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