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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 85 · 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 of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  36. 36.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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