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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 751 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  8. 8.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Mars
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  16. 16.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. a star
  3. the Sun
  4. is the hottest planet
  5. a moon
  6. is closest to the Sun
  7. an astronaut
  8. False
  9. Mars
  10. False
  11. the Sun
  12. Earth
  13. Mercury
  14. is farthest from the Sun
  15. is famous for its rings
  16. a planet
  17. 7
  18. True
  19. 365
  20. the Pole Star
  21. Phobos
  22. its orbit
  23. Mars
  24. 1
  25. is the largest planet
  26. Sirius
  27. is the smallest planet
  28. is called the red planet
  29. Mercury
  30. a star
  31. False
  32. Venus
  33. Earth
  34. Uranus
  35. a moon
  36. Titan
  37. Earth spins on its axis
  38. 6
  39. a telescope
  40. True

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