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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 508 · 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) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  6. 6.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  15. 15.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

Answer key

  1. Jupiter
  2. the Moon
  3. Neptune
  4. is the planet we live on
  5. is farthest from the Sun
  6. False
  7. a planet
  8. an astronaut
  9. a star
  10. has oceans of water
  11. True
  12. a telescope
  13. 365
  14. Uranus
  15. a planet
  16. False
  17. Jupiter
  18. spins tipped on its side
  19. is famous for its rings
  20. Mars
  21. 24
  22. Saturn
  23. Earth
  24. Mercury
  25. a moon
  26. a planet
  27. 2
  28. a planet
  29. a moon
  30. Mars
  31. 7
  32. True
  33. 4
  34. 1
  35. Earth
  36. Venus
  37. 8
  38. the Pole Star
  39. is the hottest planet
  40. 8

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