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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 685 · 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 closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  5. 5.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  7. 7.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  9. 9.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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