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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 109 · 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 a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🌓 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
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  25. 25.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  35. 35.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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