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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 684 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  22. 22.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?

Answer key

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

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