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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 596 · 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.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Venus
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter 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 moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  39. 39.🌕 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
  40. 40.🌓 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

Answer key

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

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