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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 167 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water

Answer key

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

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