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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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