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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 743 · 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 spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  5. 5.🌕 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
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Titan
  13. 13.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  35. 35.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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