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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 233 · 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 Mars?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  6. 6.🌕 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
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  26. 26.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. is called the red planet
  3. 1
  4. a moon
  5. Earth
  6. it reflects sunlight
  7. a moon
  8. Mercury
  9. a telescope
  10. False
  11. False
  12. a star
  13. True
  14. True
  15. Earth
  16. Jupiter
  17. 8
  18. False
  19. is farthest from the Sun
  20. Mercury
  21. Saturn
  22. 1
  23. True
  24. Uranus
  25. an astronaut
  26. its orbit
  27. 8
  28. the Sun
  29. Earth
  30. 24
  31. False
  32. a star
  33. is famous for its rings
  34. Neptune
  35. the Moon
  36. False
  37. a planet
  38. has oceans of water
  39. is the smallest planet
  40. False

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