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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 173 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  39. 39.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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