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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 459 · 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 planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  21. 21.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  23. 23.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Jupiter

Answer key

  1. Venus
  2. Jupiter
  3. 7
  4. 24
  5. False
  6. a planet
  7. 1
  8. is the largest planet
  9. False
  10. the Sun
  11. the Sun
  12. 3
  13. a moon
  14. False
  15. a planet
  16. Mercury
  17. 6
  18. is the hottest planet
  19. True
  20. Sirius
  21. a star
  22. Earth
  23. True
  24. a planet
  25. False
  26. 8
  27. the Moon
  28. Mars
  29. its orbit
  30. 2
  31. a star
  32. True
  33. True
  34. Earth
  35. is famous for its rings
  36. Phobos
  37. Saturn
  38. False
  39. is called the red planet
  40. Titan

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