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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 944 · 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 Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  4. 4.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  26. 26.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Mars
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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