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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 768 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. the Pole Star
  2. Saturn
  3. Mercury
  4. 4
  5. 1
  6. Jupiter
  7. 365
  8. Mercury
  9. Uranus
  10. Saturn
  11. a telescope
  12. is the hottest planet
  13. a planet
  14. an astronaut
  15. 6
  16. False
  17. 8
  18. 7
  19. False
  20. True
  21. is the largest planet
  22. 8
  23. a star
  24. a star
  25. Sirius
  26. True
  27. Ganymede
  28. False
  29. the Sun
  30. Earth spins on its axis
  31. the Sun
  32. True
  33. 5
  34. is the smallest planet
  35. spins tipped on its side
  36. 2
  37. a planet
  38. Earth
  39. is called the red planet
  40. False

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