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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 824 · 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 is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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