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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 302 · 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.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  18. 18.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  19. 19.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  34. 34.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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