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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 42 · 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: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Titan
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  16. 16.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  23. 23.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. a star
  4. a moon
  5. has oceans of water
  6. Mercury
  7. a telescope
  8. 4
  9. the Moon
  10. Titan
  11. 2
  12. 6
  13. an astronaut
  14. Sirius
  15. Earth
  16. a planet
  17. 1
  18. a moon
  19. Mars
  20. is farthest from the Sun
  21. 7
  22. is the smallest planet
  23. a moon
  24. is called the red planet
  25. is the hottest planet
  26. False
  27. 3
  28. Earth spins on its axis
  29. the Sun
  30. 8
  31. Ganymede
  32. is closest to the Sun
  33. a star
  34. False
  35. Venus
  36. Saturn
  37. False
  38. the Sun
  39. Jupiter
  40. 24

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