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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 340 · 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 of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  9. 9.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  19. 19.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  34. 34.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Titan

Answer key

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

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