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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 650 · 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 largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  34. 34.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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