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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 230 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Titan
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  18. 18.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.🌓 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
  27. 27.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  31. 31.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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