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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 898 · 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 of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Earth
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  18. 18.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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