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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 326 · 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 of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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