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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 86 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  6. 6.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  8. 8.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  34. 34.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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