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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 103 · 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.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Mars
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  27. 27.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  32. 32.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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