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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 402 · 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 spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  9. 9.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Mars
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  27. 27.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. it reflects sunlight
  3. is the hottest planet
  4. 8
  5. the Sun
  6. is the largest planet
  7. False
  8. Phobos
  9. a planet
  10. True
  11. False
  12. Mercury
  13. a moon
  14. Jupiter
  15. the Pole Star
  16. Saturn
  17. the Sun
  18. 7
  19. 4
  20. 8
  21. Earth spins on its axis
  22. Saturn
  23. True
  24. False
  25. Mars
  26. is the smallest planet
  27. False
  28. spins tipped on its side
  29. 1
  30. True
  31. Uranus
  32. Earth
  33. Jupiter
  34. 365
  35. its orbit
  36. a planet
  37. Ganymede
  38. a telescope
  39. Mars
  40. 24

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