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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 337 · 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 a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

Answer key

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

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