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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 322 · 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.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  3. 3.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  7. 7.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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