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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 79 · 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: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  6. 6.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  8. 8.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.🌓 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
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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