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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 331 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  16. 16.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  21. 21.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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