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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 543 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  4. 4.🌓 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
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌕 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
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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