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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 574 · 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 hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  11. 11.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  34. 34.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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