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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 733 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Mars
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. Neptune
  3. Venus
  4. is the hottest planet
  5. 1
  6. a telescope
  7. Phobos
  8. the Sun
  9. is the largest planet
  10. is the planet we live on
  11. a moon
  12. 5
  13. 1
  14. True
  15. spins tipped on its side
  16. is the smallest planet
  17. is farthest from the Sun
  18. Titan
  19. False
  20. Mars
  21. 365
  22. False
  23. False
  24. it reflects sunlight
  25. a planet
  26. 4
  27. Earth
  28. a star
  29. 8
  30. True
  31. 8
  32. False
  33. Mercury
  34. False
  35. is closest to the Sun
  36. False
  37. has oceans of water
  38. a planet
  39. 24
  40. an astronaut

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