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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 949 · 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 Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  8. 8.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  12. 12.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.🌕 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
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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