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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 738 · 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 Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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