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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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