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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 182 · 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 smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Mars
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  27. 27.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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