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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 258 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  13. 13.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun

Answer key

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

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