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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 571 · 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 a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  3. 3.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  9. 9.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  21. 21.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. Phobos
  2. an astronaut
  3. False
  4. Earth spins on its axis
  5. Mercury
  6. 8
  7. 365
  8. a telescope
  9. the Sun
  10. 24
  11. Mars
  12. is the planet we live on
  13. True
  14. Saturn
  15. Earth
  16. 4
  17. 7
  18. 1
  19. Neptune
  20. the Pole Star
  21. True
  22. Saturn
  23. is the largest planet
  24. a star
  25. True
  26. is the hottest planet
  27. Uranus
  28. its orbit
  29. Venus
  30. Mercury
  31. is the smallest planet
  32. a planet
  33. Jupiter
  34. a moon
  35. 2
  36. a star
  37. 5
  38. False
  39. is closest to the Sun
  40. False

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