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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 434 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Mars
  18. 18.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. a planet
  3. Saturn
  4. 365
  5. False
  6. a star
  7. an astronaut
  8. a telescope
  9. Mars
  10. 1
  11. Uranus
  12. True
  13. the Moon
  14. is the hottest planet
  15. 4
  16. is called the red planet
  17. Titan
  18. a planet
  19. is the planet we live on
  20. the Sun
  21. True
  22. False
  23. 8
  24. 24
  25. Earth
  26. False
  27. Phobos
  28. Earth
  29. 1
  30. False
  31. has oceans of water
  32. Neptune
  33. True
  34. Jupiter
  35. Sirius
  36. 5
  37. True
  38. Mercury
  39. True
  40. False

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