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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 333 · 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) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  2. 2.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  11. 11.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  23. 23.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  40. 40.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off

Answer key

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

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