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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 113 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.🌕 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
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  33. 33.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  34. 34.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  36. 36.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

  1. Uranus
  2. False
  3. 6
  4. False
  5. is the hottest planet
  6. a star
  7. it reflects sunlight
  8. False
  9. Ganymede
  10. is the planet we live on
  11. Earth spins on its axis
  12. False
  13. 24
  14. Mercury
  15. 1
  16. the Sun
  17. Jupiter
  18. Earth
  19. 8
  20. a planet
  21. False
  22. spins tipped on its side
  23. False
  24. Sirius
  25. Neptune
  26. a planet
  27. 3
  28. 1
  29. Venus
  30. is the largest planet
  31. a planet
  32. Mercury
  33. a telescope
  34. a moon
  35. an astronaut
  36. its orbit
  37. Earth
  38. Phobos
  39. 8
  40. has oceans of water

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