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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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