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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 489 · 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 planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  34. 34.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  39. 39.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?

Answer key

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

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