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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 652 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Earth
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  28. 28.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  35. 35.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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