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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 817 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  5. 5.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  18. 18.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  20. 20.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  22. 22.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  39. 39.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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