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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 335 · 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.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Earth
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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