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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 311 · 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.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  9. 9.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.🌕 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
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Earth
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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