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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 609 · 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 Mercury?
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌓 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
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  15. 15.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Phobos

Answer key

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

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