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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 313 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  12. 12.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  16. 16.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  29. 29.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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