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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 855 · 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 true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  8. 8.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.🌓 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
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌕 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
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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