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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 472 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  37. 37.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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