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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 837 · 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: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  29. 29.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  34. 34.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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