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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 687 · 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: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  3. 3.🌓 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
  4. 4.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  36. 36.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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