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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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