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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 41 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  24. 24.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. Uranus
  2. True
  3. a star
  4. Mercury
  5. Saturn
  6. 4
  7. 365
  8. 8
  9. False
  10. Earth
  11. True
  12. Saturn
  13. 6
  14. 24
  15. a planet
  16. True
  17. 8
  18. the Pole Star
  19. 2
  20. has oceans of water
  21. Sirius
  22. Ganymede
  23. it reflects sunlight
  24. a moon
  25. is the smallest planet
  26. Jupiter
  27. Venus
  28. a planet
  29. Phobos
  30. Mars
  31. False
  32. a planet
  33. Venus
  34. an astronaut
  35. is the largest planet
  36. is the planet we live on
  37. Mars
  38. the Moon
  39. False
  40. True

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