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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 909 · 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 Mars?
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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