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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 788 · 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 planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  34. 34.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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