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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 137 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  14. 14.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  36. 36.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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