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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 428 · 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.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🌕 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
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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