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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 217 · 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 is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  8. 8.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  19. 19.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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