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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 790 · 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 planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  10. 10.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  13. 13.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  34. 34.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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