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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 969 · 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.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  15. 15.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Earth
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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