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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 450 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.🌓 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

Answer key

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

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