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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 783 · 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 planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  36. 36.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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