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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 708 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Mars
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Mars
  25. 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun

Answer key

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

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