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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 936 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  6. 6.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. is the largest planet
  3. is called the red planet
  4. the Sun
  5. Neptune
  6. a planet
  7. a telescope
  8. its orbit
  9. is the smallest planet
  10. False
  11. 8
  12. Earth spins on its axis
  13. is the hottest planet
  14. 6
  15. 24
  16. spins tipped on its side
  17. Mercury
  18. 7
  19. the Moon
  20. True
  21. 1
  22. an astronaut
  23. a moon
  24. the Pole Star
  25. Titan
  26. False
  27. 2
  28. True
  29. is farthest from the Sun
  30. it reflects sunlight
  31. Earth
  32. 365
  33. True
  34. a planet
  35. is closest to the Sun
  36. Phobos
  37. Mercury
  38. Saturn
  39. a moon
  40. 1

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