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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 170 · 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 is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  2. 2.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  18. 18.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  38. 38.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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