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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 238 · 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: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  5. 5.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun

Answer key

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

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