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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 583 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Titan
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Venus
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.🌕 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
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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