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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 995 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  7. 7.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  27. 27.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 8
  3. an astronaut
  4. 3
  5. 24
  6. Earth spins on its axis
  7. a planet
  8. spins tipped on its side
  9. 365
  10. the Pole Star
  11. is the largest planet
  12. Mercury
  13. Venus
  14. True
  15. False
  16. 6
  17. Earth
  18. Mars
  19. a star
  20. is closest to the Sun
  21. the Sun
  22. False
  23. False
  24. Earth
  25. False
  26. is the hottest planet
  27. a moon
  28. Sirius
  29. a star
  30. Mars
  31. Titan
  32. 2
  33. the Sun
  34. has oceans of water
  35. False
  36. is the smallest planet
  37. 5
  38. Neptune
  39. a planet
  40. the Moon

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