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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 64 · 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 famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Titan
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  11. 11.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  17. 17.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  33. 33.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. is the hottest planet
  2. Titan
  3. Jupiter
  4. its orbit
  5. 5
  6. is the planet we live on
  7. 8
  8. is the largest planet
  9. Phobos
  10. Earth
  11. a planet
  12. a star
  13. is called the red planet
  14. 1
  15. True
  16. Saturn
  17. True
  18. False
  19. 8
  20. 3
  21. a telescope
  22. 4
  23. True
  24. 365
  25. a planet
  26. 24
  27. an astronaut
  28. False
  29. False
  30. Venus
  31. Ganymede
  32. is farthest from the Sun
  33. False
  34. Venus
  35. False
  36. a moon
  37. a planet
  38. the Moon
  39. it reflects sunlight
  40. False

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