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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 59 · 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 true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  6. 6.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  13. 13.🌓 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
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  16. 16.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  17. 17.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Earth
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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