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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 932 · 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: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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