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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 208 · 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: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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