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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 585 · 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: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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