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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 761 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Venus
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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