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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 766 · 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 Jupiter?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  19. 19.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  21. 21.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌓 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
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  37. 37.🌕 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
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope

Answer key

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

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