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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 187 · 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 the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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