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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 147 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  4. 4.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  11. 11.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.🌓 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
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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