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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 970 · 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 spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Venus
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  9. 9.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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