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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 520 · 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.🌓 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
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  4. 4.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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