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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 188 · 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 of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  28. 28.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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