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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 128 · 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 planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  19. 19.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  29. 29.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  36. 36.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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