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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 351 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  5. 5.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Mars
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  17. 17.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  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) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. Uranus
  2. 24
  3. False
  4. Neptune
  5. False
  6. a star
  7. its orbit
  8. 3
  9. Earth
  10. is closest to the Sun
  11. Phobos
  12. 1
  13. a planet
  14. Earth
  15. a star
  16. is the planet we live on
  17. a planet
  18. a planet
  19. Mercury
  20. False
  21. is farthest from the Sun
  22. Earth
  23. Jupiter
  24. is famous for its rings
  25. 8
  26. False
  27. is the hottest planet
  28. False
  29. True
  30. 6
  31. a telescope
  32. True
  33. Mars
  34. is the largest planet
  35. an astronaut
  36. 365
  37. the Moon
  38. 5
  39. has oceans of water
  40. False

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