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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 101 · 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 of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  8. 8.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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