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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 901 · 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.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  20. 20.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water

Answer key

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

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