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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 80 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Mars
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  17. 17.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  30. 30.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  40. 40.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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