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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 869 · 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 has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  2. 2.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  19. 19.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.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) has oceans of water
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow

Answer key

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

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