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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 881 · 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) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  13. 13.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  29. 29.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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