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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 863 · 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.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  22. 22.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  26. 26.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  30. 30.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  34. 34.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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