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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 443 · 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 true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  7. 7.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  20. 20.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  25. 25.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Venus
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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