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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 614 · 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 of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  4. 4.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Ganymede 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 diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  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.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter

Answer key

  1. Venus
  2. 7
  3. Mars
  4. False
  5. Venus
  6. 8
  7. a moon
  8. an astronaut
  9. Saturn
  10. a planet
  11. False
  12. Neptune
  13. Titan
  14. a telescope
  15. is the hottest planet
  16. the Moon
  17. the Sun
  18. Phobos
  19. the Sun
  20. 365
  21. False
  22. True
  23. 1
  24. 1
  25. a planet
  26. False
  27. Mercury
  28. a star
  29. its orbit
  30. has oceans of water
  31. a star
  32. Mercury
  33. a planet
  34. is called the red planet
  35. is famous for its rings
  36. is closest to the Sun
  37. 4
  38. 6
  39. True
  40. the Pole Star

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