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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 274 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  30. 30.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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