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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 893 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  38. 38.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. an astronaut
  3. False
  4. Jupiter
  5. 8
  6. 24
  7. 1
  8. 365
  9. is farthest from the Sun
  10. is the hottest planet
  11. a star
  12. the Sun
  13. False
  14. True
  15. Mercury
  16. Titan
  17. False
  18. True
  19. has oceans of water
  20. 3
  21. a planet
  22. a moon
  23. Earth
  24. a telescope
  25. Earth spins on its axis
  26. Phobos
  27. the Sun
  28. is the largest planet
  29. Sirius
  30. 1
  31. a moon
  32. 8
  33. True
  34. True
  35. a star
  36. Mars
  37. is called the red planet
  38. its orbit
  39. Earth
  40. False

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