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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 842 · 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 famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  16. 16.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  34. 34.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  39. 39.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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