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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 430 · 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 Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Mars
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

Answer key

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

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