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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 358 · 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.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  14. 14.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis

Answer key

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

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