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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 979 · 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.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  7. 7.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  20. 20.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  26. 26.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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