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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 501 · 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 Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  4. 4.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  25. 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  30. 30.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. is the largest planet
  2. a star
  3. Mars
  4. a planet
  5. a planet
  6. is farthest from the Sun
  7. 3
  8. a planet
  9. Earth
  10. 1
  11. False
  12. a planet
  13. True
  14. Venus
  15. Titan
  16. a planet
  17. 1
  18. False
  19. 8
  20. Neptune
  21. is the planet we live on
  22. 4
  23. Saturn
  24. is closest to the Sun
  25. its orbit
  26. False
  27. Uranus
  28. an astronaut
  29. Mars
  30. True
  31. 7
  32. Phobos
  33. Mercury
  34. False
  35. is the smallest planet
  36. is the hottest planet
  37. 24
  38. the Sun
  39. a telescope
  40. False

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