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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 301 · 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 Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  35. 35.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos

Answer key

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

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