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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 664 · 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 Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  18. 18.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  20. 20.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  28. 28.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  34. 34.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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