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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 440 · 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 of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  38. 38.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. Ganymede
  2. 4
  3. a planet
  4. is the largest planet
  5. False
  6. an astronaut
  7. Earth spins on its axis
  8. 3
  9. the Pole Star
  10. Mercury
  11. a telescope
  12. Mercury
  13. Venus
  14. True
  15. 365
  16. Earth
  17. Sirius
  18. is famous for its rings
  19. 1
  20. 8
  21. a planet
  22. False
  23. spins tipped on its side
  24. is the smallest planet
  25. a planet
  26. False
  27. 2
  28. Saturn
  29. 24
  30. False
  31. Mars
  32. a star
  33. False
  34. False
  35. a planet
  36. is called the red planet
  37. the Sun
  38. the Sun
  39. is the hottest planet
  40. True

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