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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 94 · 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 Saturn?
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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