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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 151 · 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.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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