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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 306 · 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 axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  2. 2.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  7. 7.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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