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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 406 · 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.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  12. 12.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  38. 38.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope

Answer key

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

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