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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 423 · 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 planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  11. 11.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  16. 16.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Sirius

Answer key

  1. Earth
  2. 3
  3. is farthest from the Sun
  4. a moon
  5. Mercury
  6. it reflects sunlight
  7. 1
  8. a telescope
  9. True
  10. Venus
  11. a star
  12. True
  13. True
  14. is the hottest planet
  15. Earth spins on its axis
  16. the Sun
  17. 5
  18. Ganymede
  19. a star
  20. Mercury
  21. the Sun
  22. is the smallest planet
  23. a planet
  24. a moon
  25. False
  26. the Pole Star
  27. Saturn
  28. Neptune
  29. has oceans of water
  30. 7
  31. is the planet we live on
  32. 8
  33. its orbit
  34. 1
  35. a planet
  36. Mars
  37. Earth
  38. is called the red planet
  39. False
  40. Sirius

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