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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 826 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  10. 10.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Titan
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  23. 23.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Earth
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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