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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 373 · 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.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Titan
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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