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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 213 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  19. 19.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  28. 28.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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