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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 179 · 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 famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  5. 5.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  14. 14.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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