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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 847 · 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 hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  17. 17.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Titan

Answer key

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

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