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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 850 · 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 of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Venus
  9. 9.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  25. 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?

Answer key

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

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