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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 102 · 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 planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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