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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 626 · 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 Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.🌓 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
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  18. 18.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  19. 19.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.🌕 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
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

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

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