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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 690 · 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) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  24. 24.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  34. 34.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Earth
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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