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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 90 · 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.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  27. 27.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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