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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 289 · 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: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

Answer key

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

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