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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 269 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.🌕 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
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Titan
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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