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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 237 · 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.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  9. 9.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter

Answer key

  1. False
  2. Jupiter
  3. it reflects sunlight
  4. 24
  5. a moon
  6. a planet
  7. a moon
  8. Earth
  9. True
  10. 365
  11. False
  12. Earth spins on its axis
  13. 6
  14. 3
  15. 1
  16. a telescope
  17. a star
  18. the Sun
  19. an astronaut
  20. 1
  21. is called the red planet
  22. is farthest from the Sun
  23. the Sun
  24. False
  25. 7
  26. Venus
  27. is the largest planet
  28. 2
  29. Saturn
  30. False
  31. a moon
  32. Earth
  33. Mercury
  34. a planet
  35. 8
  36. 4
  37. Mercury
  38. has oceans of water
  39. a star
  40. Uranus

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