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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 639 · 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: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Earth
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

Answer key

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

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