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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 727 · 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: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  7. 7.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  34. 34.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun

Answer key

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

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