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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 851 · 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 has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.🌓 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
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Titan
  14. 14.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its tail
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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