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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 953 · 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 true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Mars
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  7. 7.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

Answer key

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

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