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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 314 · 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 a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  15. 15.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water

Answer key

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

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