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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 843 · 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 farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.🌓 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
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Titan
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  36. 36.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  40. 40.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light

Answer key

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

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