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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 491 · 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) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  12. 12.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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