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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 332 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  20. 20.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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