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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 248 · 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.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  16. 16.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune

Answer key

  1. a planet
  2. an astronaut
  3. Uranus
  4. False
  5. is the hottest planet
  6. True
  7. the Sun
  8. 8
  9. it reflects sunlight
  10. Jupiter
  11. 3
  12. 1
  13. Venus
  14. Venus
  15. Neptune
  16. a planet
  17. True
  18. a moon
  19. Mercury
  20. a star
  21. True
  22. is the planet we live on
  23. has oceans of water
  24. False
  25. spins tipped on its side
  26. the Pole Star
  27. True
  28. is called the red planet
  29. Earth spins on its axis
  30. False
  31. is famous for its rings
  32. Ganymede
  33. 365
  34. is closest to the Sun
  35. 6
  36. a moon
  37. Mercury
  38. a moon
  39. Earth
  40. Earth

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