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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 845 · 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.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Venus
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  17. 17.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  23. 23.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  36. 36.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌓 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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. is the planet we live on
  3. 1
  4. 8
  5. True
  6. 1
  7. a moon
  8. True
  9. Saturn
  10. 365
  11. the Moon
  12. Titan
  13. a star
  14. spins tipped on its side
  15. the Sun
  16. its orbit
  17. a planet
  18. is the largest planet
  19. Earth
  20. 24
  21. True
  22. Earth
  23. False
  24. the Sun
  25. Mercury
  26. Mercury
  27. is the hottest planet
  28. 5
  29. Jupiter
  30. Jupiter
  31. it reflects sunlight
  32. True
  33. is closest to the Sun
  34. a moon
  35. Neptune
  36. a planet
  37. False
  38. a star
  39. False
  40. Earth spins on its axis

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