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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 346 · 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) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  16. 16.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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