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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 873 · 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.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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