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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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