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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 130 · 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: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  3. 3.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  30. 30.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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