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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 73 · 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: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  34. 34.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun

Answer key

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

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