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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 864 · 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 planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  39. 39.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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