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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 794 · 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) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  27. 27.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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