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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 391 · 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 a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  8. 8.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 closest to the Sun
  9. 9.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.🌓 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
  37. 37.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 the largest planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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