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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 984 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  11. 11.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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