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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 538 · 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 Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  2. 2.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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