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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 954 · 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 is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

Answer key

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

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