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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 569 · 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.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  11. 11.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  16. 16.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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