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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 43 · 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 planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.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
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  10. 10.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Mars
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

  1. is famous for its rings
  2. Mercury
  3. is the hottest planet
  4. 365
  5. a telescope
  6. 2
  7. Sirius
  8. Earth
  9. spins tipped on its side
  10. False
  11. 1
  12. a moon
  13. the Moon
  14. False
  15. True
  16. False
  17. 3
  18. a moon
  19. 24
  20. an astronaut
  21. Earth spins on its axis
  22. has oceans of water
  23. a planet
  24. 5
  25. is called the red planet
  26. a star
  27. 6
  28. Neptune
  29. True
  30. True
  31. True
  32. Ganymede
  33. 1
  34. the Pole Star
  35. True
  36. True
  37. the Sun
  38. is farthest from the Sun
  39. a planet
  40. 5

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