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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 121 · 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.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  33. 33.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Mars

Answer key

  1. Venus
  2. Mercury
  3. False
  4. spins tipped on its side
  5. is closest to the Sun
  6. 1
  7. 1
  8. Venus
  9. the Sun
  10. the Sun
  11. an astronaut
  12. a star
  13. 365
  14. a star
  15. is the hottest planet
  16. its orbit
  17. Saturn
  18. Jupiter
  19. 8
  20. 6
  21. the Pole Star
  22. Jupiter
  23. has oceans of water
  24. Earth spins on its axis
  25. True
  26. 7
  27. Mercury
  28. Earth
  29. a moon
  30. True
  31. True
  32. Phobos
  33. a telescope
  34. 5
  35. True
  36. Neptune
  37. 24
  38. is famous for its rings
  39. a planet
  40. Mars

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