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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 695 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.🌓 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
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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