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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 789 · 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.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  13. 13.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Earth
  28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  38. 38.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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