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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 752 · 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 moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  20. 20.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  31. 31.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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