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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 45 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  32. 32.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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