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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 202 · 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) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

Answer key

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

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