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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 250 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  31. 31.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut

Answer key

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

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