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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 504 · 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 largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  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 planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  7. 7.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

Answer key

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

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