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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 593 · 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.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.🌕 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
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  22. 22.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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