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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 531 · 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 the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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