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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 923 · 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.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  7. 7.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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