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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 51 · 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 largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  27. 27.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  31. 31.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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