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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 736 · 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.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Earth
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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