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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 563 · 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 a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  11. 11.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  37. 37.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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