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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 523 · 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 smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  2. 2.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  7. 7.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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