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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 852 · 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 farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  13. 13.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Earth
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Earth
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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