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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 447 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 24
  3. Jupiter
  4. a moon
  5. an astronaut
  6. 6
  7. is the largest planet
  8. Uranus
  9. True
  10. spins tipped on its side
  11. True
  12. a telescope
  13. False
  14. Earth
  15. is called the red planet
  16. 3
  17. 365
  18. True
  19. 2
  20. the Sun
  21. it reflects sunlight
  22. 1
  23. is famous for its rings
  24. Saturn
  25. Titan
  26. the Sun
  27. False
  28. has oceans of water
  29. False
  30. True
  31. is farthest from the Sun
  32. Venus
  33. True
  34. True
  35. Saturn
  36. is the planet we live on
  37. a moon
  38. 1
  39. a moon
  40. Mars

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