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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 150 · 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 closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  3. 3.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 farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  9. 9.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Mars
  32. 32.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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