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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 394 · 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.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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