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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 385 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  3. 3.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

  1. 365
  2. 6
  3. False
  4. 1
  5. an astronaut
  6. a moon
  7. a moon
  8. Jupiter
  9. 4
  10. the Moon
  11. Saturn
  12. False
  13. is the hottest planet
  14. Earth
  15. 1
  16. True
  17. 8
  18. True
  19. is the largest planet
  20. a telescope
  21. a star
  22. is the smallest planet
  23. False
  24. is called the red planet
  25. 2
  26. True
  27. a star
  28. the Sun
  29. a planet
  30. a moon
  31. Uranus
  32. Mercury
  33. Jupiter
  34. is closest to the Sun
  35. Earth
  36. the Sun
  37. 24
  38. True
  39. False
  40. a planet

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