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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 488 · 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 is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  23. 23.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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