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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 760 · 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 Saturn?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  13. 13.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
  14. 14.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Ganymede

Answer key

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

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