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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 557 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  7. 7.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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