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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 785 · 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 star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  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 Saturn?
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun

Answer key

  1. Sirius
  2. 365
  3. 6
  4. 24
  5. spins tipped on its side
  6. a moon
  7. Neptune
  8. the Pole Star
  9. Earth
  10. a planet
  11. is the hottest planet
  12. a star
  13. False
  14. 7
  15. a moon
  16. the Moon
  17. is the smallest planet
  18. Earth
  19. 3
  20. a star
  21. Mars
  22. has oceans of water
  23. it reflects sunlight
  24. Phobos
  25. Mercury
  26. Uranus
  27. is the largest planet
  28. 8
  29. True
  30. False
  31. Earth spins on its axis
  32. 1
  33. a star
  34. Mercury
  35. True
  36. a planet
  37. Titan
  38. 2
  39. False
  40. the Sun

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