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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 732 · 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 Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  12. 12.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a moon
  2. 8
  3. Mars
  4. a star
  5. is the hottest planet
  6. a moon
  7. a telescope
  8. Venus
  9. is the largest planet
  10. Earth
  11. the Pole Star
  12. a moon
  13. 7
  14. 365
  15. the Sun
  16. is farthest from the Sun
  17. Ganymede
  18. 4
  19. False
  20. is closest to the Sun
  21. is famous for its rings
  22. is called the red planet
  23. True
  24. Mars
  25. a star
  26. has oceans of water
  27. True
  28. 24
  29. is the planet we live on
  30. Uranus
  31. Sirius
  32. False
  33. a planet
  34. True
  35. is the smallest planet
  36. 1
  37. a planet
  38. 2
  39. True
  40. False

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