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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 742 · 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 Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  11. 11.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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