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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 895 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  2. 2.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Titan
  22. 22.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Venus
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Titan

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. False
  3. is farthest from the Sun
  4. Neptune
  5. the Sun
  6. 1
  7. Phobos
  8. it reflects sunlight
  9. False
  10. Uranus
  11. 365
  12. 24
  13. an astronaut
  14. is the largest planet
  15. Jupiter
  16. Saturn
  17. Earth
  18. 1
  19. True
  20. a planet
  21. Mars
  22. a planet
  23. is the hottest planet
  24. a star
  25. has oceans of water
  26. Earth
  27. is the planet we live on
  28. is famous for its rings
  29. False
  30. 8
  31. Mercury
  32. True
  33. a moon
  34. the Pole Star
  35. Mars
  36. 7
  37. Mercury
  38. Earth spins on its axis
  39. 8
  40. Titan

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