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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 547 · 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.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  8. 8.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  14. 14.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Titan
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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