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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 991 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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