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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 663 · 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) Neptune (d) Venus
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  21. 21.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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