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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

  1. has oceans of water
  2. 7
  3. the Sun
  4. a planet
  5. a moon
  6. a star
  7. the Sun
  8. 365
  9. 3
  10. Uranus
  11. an astronaut
  12. the Pole Star
  13. 2
  14. 24
  15. Earth
  16. Mercury
  17. 8
  18. Earth spins on its axis
  19. a planet
  20. a planet
  21. 1
  22. is called the red planet
  23. Venus
  24. True
  25. Saturn
  26. Titan
  27. is farthest from the Sun
  28. 5
  29. True
  30. is the hottest planet
  31. a telescope
  32. True
  33. its orbit
  34. 8
  35. Saturn
  36. True
  37. a star
  38. it reflects sunlight
  39. a moon
  40. the Moon

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