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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 200 · 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.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  9. 9.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Titan
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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