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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 186 · 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 planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  10. 10.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  28. 28.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  33. 33.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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