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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 959 · 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 moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  26. 26.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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