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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 699 · 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.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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