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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 904 · 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.🌓 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
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  17. 17.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  30. 30.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Titan
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet

Answer key

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

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