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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 705 · 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.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  19. 19.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  27. 27.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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