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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 512 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  4. 4.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail

Answer key

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

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