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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 319 · 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 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
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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