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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 955 · 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: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet

Answer key

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

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