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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 342 · 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 do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  2. 2.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Mars
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  26. 26.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.🌕 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
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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