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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 798 · 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 Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  11. 11.🌕 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
  12. 12.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water

Answer key

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

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