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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 164 · 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 planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  11. 11.🌓 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
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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