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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 82 · 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 Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  7. 7.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  38. 38.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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