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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 49 · 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 true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Earth
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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