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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 368 · 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 a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  26. 26.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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