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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 97 · 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 Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune

Answer key

  1. has oceans of water
  2. Uranus
  3. a planet
  4. is the largest planet
  5. is famous for its rings
  6. False
  7. 365
  8. 4
  9. 8
  10. the Sun
  11. Earth
  12. 7
  13. it reflects sunlight
  14. a star
  15. a moon
  16. False
  17. 1
  18. 24
  19. is the hottest planet
  20. a star
  21. Earth
  22. 8
  23. True
  24. a star
  25. Venus
  26. Ganymede
  27. False
  28. Mercury
  29. an astronaut
  30. the Moon
  31. Mars
  32. 6
  33. spins tipped on its side
  34. is closest to the Sun
  35. a planet
  36. Jupiter
  37. is the planet we live on
  38. the Pole Star
  39. True
  40. Mercury

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