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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 681 · 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 hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  3. 3.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Titan
  36. 36.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn

Answer key

  1. Venus
  2. Jupiter
  3. a planet
  4. 365
  5. 6
  6. False
  7. the Sun
  8. Neptune
  9. Earth
  10. 1
  11. Saturn
  12. the Pole Star
  13. Earth
  14. Mercury
  15. a telescope
  16. is the smallest planet
  17. 8
  18. 4
  19. True
  20. an astronaut
  21. 5
  22. Ganymede
  23. 3
  24. is the largest planet
  25. Sirius
  26. a star
  27. a moon
  28. False
  29. is closest to the Sun
  30. is farthest from the Sun
  31. Saturn
  32. Earth spins on its axis
  33. the Sun
  34. Titan
  35. Mars
  36. a moon
  37. its orbit
  38. 1
  39. True
  40. Mars

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