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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 165 · 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 a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  15. 15.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  24. 24.🌕 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
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

Answer key

  1. Ganymede
  2. Phobos
  3. 365
  4. Mars
  5. is called the red planet
  6. is the largest planet
  7. a planet
  8. Mercury
  9. 8
  10. a planet
  11. is the hottest planet
  12. is famous for its rings
  13. a star
  14. the Sun
  15. a planet
  16. is farthest from the Sun
  17. Venus
  18. True
  19. a star
  20. 1
  21. is the planet we live on
  22. has oceans of water
  23. Venus
  24. it reflects sunlight
  25. 24
  26. Saturn
  27. a telescope
  28. 7
  29. False
  30. Neptune
  31. Sirius
  32. False
  33. True
  34. True
  35. 2
  36. Titan
  37. True
  38. False
  39. the Moon
  40. 8

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