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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 231 · 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 has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

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

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