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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 466 · 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 Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  33. 33.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Venus
  39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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