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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 857 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  11. 11.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  13. 13.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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