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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 288 · 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: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  3. 3.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.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) is called the red planet
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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