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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 174 · 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) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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