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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 912 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  5. 5.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  29. 29.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  37. 37.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

Answer key

  1. the Pole Star
  2. 2
  3. is the smallest planet
  4. the Sun
  5. False
  6. True
  7. the Sun
  8. a planet
  9. 24
  10. a planet
  11. Earth
  12. has oceans of water
  13. a telescope
  14. Jupiter
  15. Jupiter
  16. the Moon
  17. Mercury
  18. is famous for its rings
  19. is called the red planet
  20. Venus
  21. False
  22. an astronaut
  23. Earth
  24. True
  25. True
  26. Uranus
  27. 8
  28. Sirius
  29. True
  30. 6
  31. is the hottest planet
  32. False
  33. 365
  34. False
  35. Mercury
  36. Titan
  37. its orbit
  38. False
  39. is closest to the Sun
  40. 1

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