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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 357 · 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.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.🌓 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
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  17. 17.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Venus
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  31. 31.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Ganymede

Answer key

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

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