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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 900 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  12. 12.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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