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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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