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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 704 · 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.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Venus
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌕 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
  21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?

Answer key

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

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