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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 210 · 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 Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  2. 2.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Titan
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Mars
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  39. 39.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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