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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 365 · 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 is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  7. 7.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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