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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 940 · 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) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Mars
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Titan
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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