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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 781 · 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 true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  34. 34.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  36. 36.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  38. 38.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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