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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 324 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  4. 4.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  5. 5.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  25. 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  39. 39.🌕 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
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. a planet
  3. Earth
  4. the Sun
  5. True
  6. a telescope
  7. 3
  8. False
  9. 7
  10. an astronaut
  11. is the planet we live on
  12. False
  13. True
  14. is the largest planet
  15. Neptune
  16. a star
  17. a star
  18. the Sun
  19. Earth
  20. is called the red planet
  21. the Pole Star
  22. 24
  23. the Moon
  24. Earth spins on its axis
  25. its orbit
  26. spins tipped on its side
  27. Phobos
  28. True
  29. False
  30. 1
  31. a planet
  32. Uranus
  33. has oceans of water
  34. a planet
  35. False
  36. 365
  37. is closest to the Sun
  38. 6
  39. it reflects sunlight
  40. is the smallest planet

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