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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 931 · 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 true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  11. 11.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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