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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 642 · 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 Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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