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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 471 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  17. 17.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Venus

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. is called the red planet
  3. False
  4. 8
  5. a planet
  6. Neptune
  7. False
  8. Jupiter
  9. Venus
  10. is farthest from the Sun
  11. Mars
  12. a moon
  13. True
  14. True
  15. a moon
  16. is the hottest planet
  17. a planet
  18. it reflects sunlight
  19. the Pole Star
  20. False
  21. False
  22. Earth
  23. an astronaut
  24. Saturn
  25. the Sun
  26. 2
  27. True
  28. 8
  29. a moon
  30. False
  31. a planet
  32. Mars
  33. 3
  34. 24
  35. False
  36. 1
  37. a planet
  38. 4
  39. 5
  40. the Sun

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