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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 810 · 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 is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  10. 10.🌓 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
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Earth
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  19. 19.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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