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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 942 · 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 Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  8. 8.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  17. 17.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water

Answer key

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

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