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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 578 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Earth
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  5. 5.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. Sirius
  3. the Moon
  4. has oceans of water
  5. a moon
  6. 365
  7. 1
  8. 8
  9. is the largest planet
  10. False
  11. a planet
  12. is farthest from the Sun
  13. the Sun
  14. a star
  15. it reflects sunlight
  16. 3
  17. False
  18. 24
  19. 6
  20. is the planet we live on
  21. a telescope
  22. is closest to the Sun
  23. spins tipped on its side
  24. 1
  25. Earth
  26. a planet
  27. True
  28. Phobos
  29. is called the red planet
  30. an astronaut
  31. a star
  32. the Pole Star
  33. True
  34. Mars
  35. Saturn
  36. 7
  37. a moon
  38. Neptune
  39. Earth
  40. False

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