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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 866 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  10. 10.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  27. 27.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  30. 30.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

Answer key

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

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