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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 747 · 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.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  12. 12.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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