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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 390 · 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 Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  2. 2.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

  1. is famous for its rings
  2. True
  3. False
  4. is farthest from the Sun
  5. 24
  6. a moon
  7. True
  8. is the largest planet
  9. True
  10. 365
  11. is the hottest planet
  12. 5
  13. a star
  14. Uranus
  15. a telescope
  16. 3
  17. False
  18. 2
  19. 1
  20. is the planet we live on
  21. 1
  22. Earth spins on its axis
  23. 8
  24. Mercury
  25. Earth
  26. Saturn
  27. a planet
  28. the Sun
  29. Venus
  30. Jupiter
  31. Neptune
  32. it reflects sunlight
  33. a planet
  34. its orbit
  35. True
  36. Mars
  37. Saturn
  38. Mercury
  39. Earth
  40. Jupiter

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