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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 637 · 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 a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Venus
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Earth
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  35. 35.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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