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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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