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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 193 · 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 has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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