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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 485 · 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 planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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