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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 990 · 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.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  5. 5.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  17. 17.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Venus
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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