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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 131 · 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 Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  24. 24.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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