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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 493 · 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 is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.🌕 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
  7. 7.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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