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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 722 · 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.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  14. 14.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a star
  2. 8
  3. the Moon
  4. False
  5. 1
  6. True
  7. 2
  8. is farthest from the Sun
  9. Uranus
  10. 3
  11. 24
  12. a moon
  13. Saturn
  14. a planet
  15. 365
  16. a planet
  17. Neptune
  18. Saturn
  19. a telescope
  20. a star
  21. the Sun
  22. a moon
  23. the Sun
  24. a planet
  25. False
  26. False
  27. Mars
  28. True
  29. False
  30. a planet
  31. is closest to the Sun
  32. Earth
  33. True
  34. 6
  35. Ganymede
  36. an astronaut
  37. Earth
  38. True
  39. 7
  40. False

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