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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 577 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?

Answer key

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

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