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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 910 · 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.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Mars

Answer key

  1. a star
  2. True
  3. 6
  4. Mercury
  5. spins tipped on its side
  6. 1
  7. False
  8. its orbit
  9. Titan
  10. a moon
  11. Mars
  12. is famous for its rings
  13. 2
  14. False
  15. is the hottest planet
  16. 5
  17. a telescope
  18. 4
  19. True
  20. is called the red planet
  21. a moon
  22. a planet
  23. is the largest planet
  24. has oceans of water
  25. 8
  26. 1
  27. a planet
  28. is the planet we live on
  29. a planet
  30. a moon
  31. 3
  32. the Pole Star
  33. False
  34. Earth
  35. True
  36. False
  37. Saturn
  38. the Moon
  39. Neptune
  40. Sirius

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