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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 778 · 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.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  22. 22.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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